Radius Rocket Guide/Troubleshooting Thread

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Radius Rocket & Quadra 950

Here's an interesting tidbit or two to get Rocket discussions rolling again!

I've got the January 1992 Rocket Compatibility Guide in my hands and it lists several Macs as "incompatible" at time of publication.

Beside each "Incompatible" designation is the caveat: Not presently supported. Future multiprocessing software planned.

Macintosh IIfx

Macintosh IIsi

Macintosh Quadra 700

Macintosh Quadra 900

Radius Rocket 33 - purchase date unknown (gotta find that invoice!)

RocketWare Version 1.3.2 Floppies Copyright 1991

1992 Rocket 33 Pamphlet

System Requirements

Macintosh II, IIx IIcx or IIci with at least 2MB of RAM and a hard disk drive. System 6.0.7, System 7 or later. At least 4MB of RAM for the Rocket 33 (sold separately), Rocket 33 occupies one NuBus slot.

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RocketWare Version 1.5 Floppies Copyright 1993

Cover letter, March 30, 1993

RocketWare v.1.5 includes:

- Support for System 7.1

- Support for the Macintosh IIfx

- Support for Finder sounds and HyperCard sounds.

- Implementation of the Quadra Floating Point Library.

- Support for AppleTalk Remote Access

- Support for a number of scanners with file sharing enabled.

- Support for Wacom Tablets. The original serial model as well as the ADB Art Z.

- Support for Microsoft File v.2.0 (supported in 030 cache mode only).

- Support for the Logitech Mouse.

- Support for the Aple OneScanner, Apple Color OneScanner and the HP ScanJet II.

- All new RocketWare Control Panel.

For more inform . . . Read Me . . .

Be advised that the system requirements for RocketWare v.1.5 are different from those of the previous versions. Please consult the included Rocket User's Manual and/or QuickStart card for further details . . .

Radius Rocket Quick Start - copyright 2/93

You will Need

- A Macintosh II, IIx, IIcx, IIci, or IIfx (Quadra and Centris require RocketShare software)

- System 7.0.1 or later

- A minimum of 8MB of memory on your Rocket

- A minimum of 4MB of memory on your Macintosh motherboard

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I hope this clears up a few things.

I'm hoping I can get the dang IIsi to run RocketShare! }

I guess I should append the .TXT from the ReadMe files of both versions.

Now if I could just find that blasted bag full of Rocket Manuals and RocketShare Media/Manuals! :

update time:

includes info on Rocket IIfx suport:

RocketWare System Software

Version v.1.5 Supplementary Information

May, 1993

Rocket/NuBus Expansion Chassis

Does anyone know if Second Wave ever got the bus mastering issues worked out?

Radius Rocket in a DuoDock, IT WORKS!!!!

Radius Rocket in the unsupported IIsi ;D

Moved to Peripherals, and Stickied.

Rocket/NuBus Expansion Chassis

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The Second Wave expansion / is -not- compatible with NuBus Bus Master cards, so cards like the Radius Rocket don't work in it

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Just FTR, Digidesign list the RR as unsupported in their expansion chassis as well, presumably for the same reason. Their own audio/DSP cards used a proprietary high speed bus on a ribbon connector at the top of each card, so I'm guessing they never needed to implement Nubus mastering.

From: Radius Rockets quicksilver » 12 May 2007, 17:08

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